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Pediatr Cardiol 2019 Mar 14. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Objective: Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with complex cardiac malformations and cardiac conduction system abnormalities. Those with right atrial isomerism (RAI) have dual sinus nodes and dual atrioventricular nodes predisposing them to supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Those with left atrial isomerism (LAI) lack a normal sinus node and are at risk of sinus node dysfunction (SND) and atrioventricular block (AV block). Read More

J Neurol 2019 Mar 14. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Background: To evaluate the prevalence of cardiac involvement in patients with congenital myopathies and the association to specific genotypes.

Methods: We evaluated patients with physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and 48-h Holter monitoring. Follow-up was performed for major events. Read More

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2019 Mar 11. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, Merelbeke 9820, Belgium. Electronic address:

Arrhythmias are common in horses. Sinus arrhythmia and first- and second-degree atrioventricular block are frequently found physiologic arrhythmias, but should immediately disappear after stress or exercise. Atrial premature depolarizations are usually not associated with poor performance, but are a potential trigger for atrial fibrillation. Read More

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Mar 12. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.

Background: To compare and analyze the safety and efficacy of fast-track and conventional anesthesia for transthoracic closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in pediatric patients.

Methods: A total of 82 pediatric patients undergoing transthoracic closure of VSDs between September and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups, including 42 patients in group F (fast-track anesthesia) and 40 patients in group C (conventional anesthesia). Read More

Mol Med Rep 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China.

Biological pacemakers that combine cell‑based and gene‑based therapies are a promising treatment for sick sinus syndrome or severe atrioventricular block. The current study aimed to induce differentiation of adipose tissue‑derived stem cells (ADSCs) into cardiac pacemaker cells through co‑expression of the transcription factors insulin gene enhancer binding protein 1 (ISL‑1) and T‑box18 (Tbx18). ADSCs were transfected with green fluorescent protein, ISL‑1, Tbx18 or ISL‑1+Tbx18 fluorescent protein lentiviral vectors, and subsequently co‑cultured with neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes in vitro for 7 days. Read More

North Clin Istanb 2018 8;5(4):288-294. Epub 2018 Aug 8.

Department of Cardiology, Health Science University Dr. Siyami Ersek Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Objective: Bradyarrhythmia is one of the complications that may develop after cardiac surgery. Only a few studies have previously dealt with this concern, and in our study, we investigated the factors affecting the development of atrioventricular block or sinus node dysfunction and the requirement of permanent pacemaker following cardiac surgery.

Methods: A total of 62 patients who developed the atrioventricular (AV) block or sinus node dysfunction and required a permanent pacemaker following cardiac surgery were included in the study. Read More

J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2019 Mar 9. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Cardiology Department, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.

Background: Despite the important role of cardiac pacing in preventing syncope and sudden cardiac death in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), we lack clear guidelines as to the ideal timing and indications for permanent pacemaker implantation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ideal timing for pacemaker implantation in FAP patients submitted to liver transplantation.

Methods: Retrospective study of 258 FAP patients submitted to liver transplantation between 1992 and 2012. Read More

Heart Vessels 2019 Mar 8. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.

The variable anatomy of Ebstein's anomaly leads to its various surgical procedures. The long-term outcomes of different operations were not well established. Thirty-five patients with Ebstein's anomaly who underwent operations from 2006 to 2018 in our department were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2019 Mar 7. Epub 2019 Mar 7.

Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

A 76-year-old woman with frequent syncope due to temporal complete atrioventricular (AV) block underwent pacemaker implantation for His bundle pacing. During the procedure, an intra-cardiac electrogram from the lead (Select Secure™ 3830 [Medtronic]) showed an infra-nodal 2:1 AV block (Figure 1A). Non-selective His bundle capture was finally achieved with a threshold of 0. Read More

Am J Ther 2019 Mar/Apr;26(2):e268-e275

Cardiology Department, CHU La Timone, Marseille, France.

Background: Syncope is a symptom associated with a wide range of pathological conditions, ranging from benign to life threatening. The most frequent is the reflex syncope that may be challenging to treat because of the complex and partially unknown pathophysiological mechanism that has to be addressed by the chosen therapy.

Areas Of Uncertainty: Head-up tilt testing is so far the only clinical test able to reproduce reflex syncope, but its diagnostic yield has been recently redefined. Read More

Cardiol Res 2019 Feb 24;10(1):18-23. Epub 2019 Feb 24.

Department of Cardiology, LPS Institute of Cardiology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Background: Positioning a permanent pacing wire in patients with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) to right ventricle often comes as on-table surprise. It is technically demanding and therefore most of operators prefer left-sided approach. We assessed technical challenges during pacemaker implantation, and their short- and long-term outcomes among patients with isolated PLSVC from a right-sided approach. Read More

Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2019 Mar 4. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Department of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Objectives: The prognostic significance of adenosine-mediated pulmonary vein (PV) dormant conduction is unclear. We prospectively followed patients with adenosine-mediated PV reconduction with a subsequent repeated ablation until there was no reconduction inducible with patients without reconduction after PV isolation.

Method And Results: Consecutive patients (n=179) with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) without prior catheter ablation (CA) were enlisted in the study. Read More

Heart Rhythm 2019 Feb 28. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Heart Centre and Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Background: Catheter ablation of the slow pathway is standard treatment for atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT), with a well-described, low risk for periprocedural atrioventricular block. Less is known about the risk of pacemaker implantation late after ablation.

Objective: We aimed to quantify the risk of late pacemaker-implantation in a countrywide cohort undergoing first-time ablation for AVNRT. Read More

J Med Case Rep 2019 Mar 3;13(1):49. Epub 2019 Mar 3.

The First Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.

Background: For patients with complicated generator pocket infection, expert consensuses universally advocate complete device and leads removal followed by delayed replacement on the contralateral side. We cured our patient by partial generator removal and reimplantation of sterilized pulse generator on the ipsilateral side. We also performed a literature review about incomplete removal therapy for the management of cardiac implantable electronic device infection. Read More

JAMA Netw Open 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e190213. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Importance: To date, no study has compared time to skilled nursing facility (SNF) admission and cardiovascular events across medications available to treat Alzheimer disease.

Objective: To compare time to SNF admission and cardiovascular events between acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) monotherapy, memantine hydrochloride monotherapy, and combination therapy with an AChEI and memantine in treating elderly adults with Alzheimer disease.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This retrospective cohort study uses January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, claims data from a 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries who had received a new diagnosis of Alzheimer disease between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2013, and who initiated AChEI monotherapy, memantine monotherapy, or combination therapy with an AChEI and memantine (N = 73 475). Read More

G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2019 Mar;20(3):136-148

Dipartimento di Medicina Ambientale e Salute Pubblica, Università degli Studi, Padova.

Background: The pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) Registry of the Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing (AIAC) monitors the main epidemiological data in real-world practice. The survey for the 2017 activity collects information about demographics, clinical characteristics, main indications for PM/ICD therapy and device types from the Italian collaborating centers.

Methods: The Registry collects prospectively national PM and ICD implantation activity on the basis of European cards. Read More

HeartRhythm Case Rep 2019 Feb 20;5(2):109-111. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2019 Feb 25. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

This article reviews important features for improving the diagnosis and management of fetal arrhythmias. The normal fetal heart rate ranges between 110 and 160 beats per minute. A fetal heart rate is considered abnormal if the heart rate is beyond the normal ranges or the rhythm is irregular. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14697

Department of Cardiology.

Background: Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is a sub-category myocarditis. Its primary characteristic is a rapidly progressive clinical course that necessitates hemodynamic support. FM can be difficult to predict at the onset of myocarditis. Read More

J Arrhythm 2019 Feb 3;35(1):155-157. Epub 2018 Nov 3.

Department of Medicine University of California San Diego San Diego California.

A 16-year-old female with symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome underwent catheter ablation of a left-sided lateral accessory pathway. The accessory pathway was eliminated with the first ablation lesion; however, the patient immediately developed complete heart block (CHB). At first, complete heart block was thought to be due to ablation of left atrial extension of the AV node, and pacemaker therapy was considered. Read More

Front Physiol 2019 11;10:74. Epub 2019 Feb 11.

Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.

Patients suffering from heart failure and left bundle branch block show electrical ventricular dyssynchrony causing an abnormal blood pumping. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is recommended for these patients. Patients with positive therapy response normally present QRS shortening and an increased left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction. Read More

Clin Cardiol 2019 Feb 22. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Department of Rehabilitation and Treatment, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, CHINA.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, with its incidence making up nearly one third of all hospital admissions . Atrioventricular block (AVB) is a conduction abnormality along the atrioventricular node or the His-Purkinje system. The relationship between atrioventricular conduction block and atrial fibrillation is controversial. Read More

J Geriatr Cardiol 2019 Jan;16(1):63-66

Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2019 01;10(1):50-57

1 Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Medical Hospital of the University of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Background: Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is a common arrhythmia causing hemodynamic impairment following corrective cardiac surgery such as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair.

Methods: We report our experience with postoperative JET following surgical repair of TOF. The retrospective study was done from 2003 to 2012 with a total of 105 patients who underwent TOF repair. Read More

Int Heart J 2019 Feb 22. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Department of Cardiology, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital.

Delayed complete atrioventricular (AV) block associated with an occluded septal perforator branch (SPB) is an uncommon complication after performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Here we report the case of a 74-year-old man who underwent elective PCI for proximal LAD complicated with occlusion of the first major SPB and developed a complete AV block 78 hours after PCI was performed. The patient received a temporary transvenous pacemaker via the jugular vein and successfully underwent balloon angioplasty of the lethal "jailed" SPB, resulting in recovery from the complete AV block. Read More

Europace 2019 Feb 22. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, USA.

Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2019 Feb 20. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Background: Several wireless ECG devices are commercially available for possible screening, monitoring and diagnosis of rhythms. The field is rapidly expanding, and some devices have demonstrated acceptable qualities. The objective was to evaluate the accuracy, usability and diagnostic capabilities of smartphone ECG in both patients and healthy controls. Read More

Rev Med Liege 2019 Feb;74(2):95-99

Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CHU Liège, Belgique.

Immunologic congenital atrioventricular block is due to the presence of anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies in maternal blood. This pathology is often diagnosed when the status is irreversible and is consequently associated with a high morbi-mortality. Close monitoring for high risk pregnancies can help to diagnose first and second degrees heart block and treatments can be offered when the block is still reversible. Read More

JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2019 Feb 28;5(2):212-219. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

Objectives: This study sought to compare the differences between procainamide and flecainide to stress the His-Purkinje system during electrophysiological study (EPS) in patients with syncope and bundle branch block (BBB).

Background: Patients with syncope and BBB are at risk of developing atrioventricular block. EPS is recommended including class I drug challenge to unmask His-Purkinje disease in cases with baseline normal His-ventricular interval. Read More

Front Physiol 2019 1;10:17. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Timing of atrial, right (RV), and left ventricular (LV) stimulation in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is known to affect electrical activation and pump function of the LV. In this study, we used computer simulations, with input from animal experiments, to investigate the effect of varying pacing delays on both LV and RV electrical dyssynchrony and contractile function. A pacing protocol was performed in dogs with atrioventricular block ( = 6), using 100 different combinations of atrial (A)-LV and A-RV pacing delays. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2019 Feb 17. Epub 2019 Feb 17.

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Japan Community Health Organization Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.

We report a 7-year-old male patient who developed severe atrioventricular block after transcatheter closure of the atrial septal defect with an Occlutech Figulla® Flex II ASD occluder (FSO). He had a small aortic rim and the defect measuring 22.3 mm by balloon sizing. Read More

J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Feb;73(6):717-726

Department of Cardiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:

The incidence of Lyme disease, a tick-borne bacterial infection, is dramatically increasing in North America. The diagnosis of Lyme carditis (LC), an early disseminated manifestation of Lyme disease, has important implications for patient management and preventing further extracutaneous complications. High-degree atrioventricular block is the most common presentation of LC, and usually resolves with antibiotic therapy. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(7):e14473

Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital.

Rationale: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the most effective therapy for patients with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, up to half of STEMI patients suffer from coronary microvascular dysfunction, presenting as the slow flow or no-reflow phenomenon.

Patients Concerns: A 78-year-old man was admitted to the chest pain center with sudden chest pain and tightness for about an hour. Read More

Med Sci Monit 2019 Feb 13;25:1187-1193. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland).

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of remifentanil-based fast-track anesthesia for intraoperative device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs). MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical data of 152 pediatric patients who received intraoperative device closure of ASD in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group F (remifentanil-based fast-track anesthesia group, n=72) and group C (fentanyl-based routine anesthesia group, n=80). Read More

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Chair and Unit of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy.

We report the first-in-human retrieval of a chronically implanted Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS; Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA). A 41-year-old woman suffering from third-degree atrioventricular block was successfully implanted with a TPS in the low septum of the right ventricle. After 29 months, due to an increased electrical threshold and 100% pacing percentage, the device showed low battery voltage. Read More

World J Clin Cases 2019 Feb;7(3):396-404

Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, Guizhou Province, China.

Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) can be used as an escalated therapy to improve heart function in patients with cardiac dysfunction due to long-term right ventricular pacing. However, guidelines are only targeted at adults. CRT is rarely used in children. Read More

Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2019 Jan 9. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Clinical Cardiology, Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, Spain.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relation between the valve depth implantation and the new-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) in patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using Edwards Sapien 3 (S3) prosthesis.

Background: LBBB is the most common conduction disturbance after TAVI. The S3 has been associated with a higher incidence of LBBB. Read More

Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019 Jan 9. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK; Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK; Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK. Electronic address:

Fetal dysrhythmias are common abnormalities, usually manifesting as irregular rhythms. Although most irregularities are benign and caused by isolated atrial ectopics, in a few cases, rhythm irregularity may indicate partial atrioventricular block, which has different etiological and prognostic implications. We provide a flowchart for the initial management of irregular rhythm to help select cases requiring urgent specialist referral. Read More

Acta Cardiol 2019 Feb 8:1-2. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

a Department of Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology , University Hospital Leuven , Belgium.

Gastroenterol Res Pract 2019 13;2019:3012509. Epub 2019 Jan 13.

Department of Internal Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700111, Romania.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a group of chronic inflammatory diseases that targets mainly the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical presentation of IBD includes both gastrointestinal manifestations and extraintestinal manifestations (EIM). The reported cardiovascular manifestations in IBD patients include pericarditis, myocarditis, venous and arterial thromboembolism, arrhythmias, atrioventricular block, heart failure, endocarditis, valvulopathies, and Takayasu arteritis. Read More

Am J Emerg Med 2019 Jan 31. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Emergency Medicine Department, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.

Lev's Syndrome is a rare, progressive cardiac conduction defect (PCCD) due to myocardial fibrosis first described by Maurice Lev in 1964. This condition, proposed to start in the fourth decade of life, involves a sclerotic fibro-fatty degeneration of the Bundle of His and Purkinje fibers, which Lev proposed caused increasing AV delay with age. With the prevalence of electrocardiogram (ECG) use in the emergency department (ED) for cardiac- and non-cardiac complaints, dysrhythmias can be incidentally found and confuse diagnosis and disposition. Read More

Mol Med Rep 2019 Feb 5. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.

Engineered conduction tissues (ECTs) are cardiac conduction tissues fabricated in vitro to allow for more precisely targeted in vivo transplantation therapy. The transplantation of ECTs may be ideal for the treatment of atrioventricular conduction block and could have a significant impact on the future application of biological pacemakers. However, there is little published information regarding the conduction function of ECTs in vivo. Read More

Cardiovasc Toxicol 2019 Feb 2. Epub 2019 Feb 2.

Department of Pharmacology, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, 5-21-16 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8540, Japan.

dl-Sotalol which can block both K channel and ß-adrenoceptor has been shown to prolong the J-Tc of electrocardiogram in beagle dogs but tended to shorten it in microminipigs, although the drug prolonged the QT interval in both animals under physiologically maintained experimental condition. In order to estimate how the changes in the J-Tc in the normal hearts would be reflected in the pathologic hearts, we compared proarrhythmic effects of dl-sotalol by using proarrhythmia models of beagle dogs and microminipigs, of which atrioventricular node had been ablated > 2 months and 8-9 weeks before, respectively (n = 4 for each species). dl-Sotalol in an oral dose of 10 mg/kg induced torsade de pointes in three out of four beagle dogs, which degenerated into ventricular fibrillation. Read More

J Vet Cardiol 2019 Jan 29. Epub 2019 Jan 29.

Clinica Veterinaria Malpensa, Viale Marconi 27, 21017 Samarate, Varese, Italy.

Pacemaker implantation is considered as a standard procedure for treatment of symptomatic bradycardia in both dogs and cats. Advanced second-degree and third-degree atrioventricular blocks, sick sinus syndrome, persistent atrial standstill, and vasovagal syncope are the most common rhythm disturbances that require pacing to either alleviate clinical signs or prolong survival. Most pacemakers are implanted transvenously, using endocardial leads, but rarely epicardial leads may be necessary. Read More

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2019 Feb;12(2):e006878

Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (N.J.S., R.Z., R.T., P.S.S.).

Background: The 12-lead ECG is considered the gold standard to differentiate between selective (S), nonselective (NS) His bundle pacing (HBP), and right ventricular septal capture in routine clinical practice. We sought to assess the utility of device EGM recordings as a tool to identify the type of HBP morphology.

Methods: One hundred forty-eight consecutive patients underwent HBP with a 3830 Select Secure lead (Medtronic, Inc) at 3 centers between October 2016 and October 2017. Read More

Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019 Feb;57(2):103-107

Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.

To access the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) with right coronary cusp bulge. The study population consisted of 40 children (22 boys and 18 girls) undergoing transcatheter intervention for VSD with right coronary cusp bulge in Shanghai Children's Medical Center from August 2013 to June 2017. All patients were examined using transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular angiography before occlusion and received transcatheter closure of VSD by placing an occlude. Read More

Korean Circ J 2019 Feb;49(2):119-133

Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The annual incidence of systemic sarcoidosis is estimated at 10-20 per 100,000 individuals. Owing to the recent advances in imaging modalities, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is diagnosed more frequently. Read More

HeartRhythm Case Rep 2019 Jan 28;5(1):15-16. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

Institut de Cardiologie, AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.

Case Rep Cardiol 2018 30;2018:2459691. Epub 2018 Dec 30.

Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Thessaloniki "Agios Pavlos", Ethnikis Antistaseos Avenue 161, Thessaloniki 55134, Greece.

We present a case of a complete atrioventricular block (AV block) with different aberrancy patterns during sinus rhythm and escape rhythm. A 66-year-old woman visited our emergency department complaining of sudden onset dizziness and fatigue over the past thirty minutes. Her medical history was remarkable for arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism. Read More